From cheesesteaks to the Liberty Bell, this app has Philly covered. Whether you're in town with your family or your friends, the Philly Essential Guide will give you an insider view on the best museums and parks, restaurants and bars, historic sites and neighborhoods.

Written by an experienced journalist and travel writer, this app filters out cheesy attractions and focuses on the core sights that you'll want to see.

Among the features that this app offers:

* Honest, straight-to-the-point and independent reviews written specifically for this app by a Philadelphia-based travel journalist.

Chris Gray Faust is a travel columnist for Frommers.com and is the former travel editor at USA TODAY. Her blog, Chris Around The World (www.caroundtheworld.com), won a Lowell Thomas travel writing award for best blog in 2010.

A former reporter and editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chris owns a 100-year-old rowhouse in Philadelphia’s Italian Market, with two cats and her husband, photography enthusiast Don Faust. She loves keeping up with Philly’s restaurant scene, walking and biking on River Drive and exploring the city’s neighborhoods.